#Sinéad O’Connor

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Wax figure of Sinéad O'Connor unveiled in Dublin ahead of anniversary 
Wax figure of Sinéad O'Connor unveiled in Dublin ahead of anniversary 
The figure captures the singer’s likeness in the Nothing Compares 2 U music video

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

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Jennifer Horgan: I hate to say this but I hope my daughters will have small breasts
'I am a feminist, and yet I find myself wanting my daughters to have smaller chests to make their lives easier, to keep them safe'

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Sinéad O’Connor’s estate demands Trump stops using her music at rallies
Sinéad O’Connor’s estate demands Trump stops using her music at rallies
A joint statement from the late Irish singer’s estate and record label Chrysalis Records demanded the former US president “desist from using her music immediately”

Mon, 04 Mar, 2024

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Sinéad O'Connor died from natural causes, coroner confirms
The much-loved singer died in July at the age of 56

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

Shane MacGowan funeral
In Pictures: Deaths of singers punctuate year of highs and lows in Ireland
Fans mourned around the world and across the country following the deaths of singer and activist O’Connor, aged 56, in July and Pogues frontman MacGowan, aged 65, in November

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

Here are our most-read stories of 2023 
Here are our most-read stories of 2023 
2023 was another bumper news year with everything from war to a crisis at RTÉ to major weather catastrophes

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: A moment to remember the loved ones we lost this year
As well as the personal loss we suffer when loved ones die, this year we lamented a great many public figures we felt we knew

Sat, 23 Dec, 2023

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Imelda May marks Sinéad O’Connor’s birthday on day of Shane MacGowan’s funeral
O’Connor, who died in July and was a close friend of May and MacGowan, would have marked her 57th birthday on Friday

Fri, 08 Dec, 2023

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Unreleased Sinéad O'Connor song airs on BBC's Magdalene Laundries series
Sinéad O'Connor's producer, David Holmes, said: 'In the lyrics, Sinéad was trying to say, I think, that though she'd been through great turmoil, it would not stop her being who she wanted to be'

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

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Irish Examiner view: 2008 bank collapse that changed our world
The fall of Lehman Brothers was a depth charge that brought a worldwide recession with maladies that persist today

Sat, 16 Sep, 2023

'How unbelievably brave': Saoirse Ronan shares pride in Irish women like Sinéad O'Connor
'How unbelievably brave': Saoirse Ronan shares pride in Irish women like Sinéad O'Connor
'Think of Sinéad (O’Connor), of Sharon (Horgan), everyone who was around in the 70s, 80s and 90s, who just didn’t give a f*** and moved away from the template that had been set'

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

Electric Picnic Festival
Festival-goers at sunny Electric Picnic have less than a year to wait for the 2024 event
After enjoying scorching sets in summer sunshine, revellers are asking who the headliner will be at next year's earlier festival

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

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Miley Cyrus reflects on Sinéad O’Connor row in new TV special
"God bless Sinead O'Connor for real and all seriousness"

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: Say no to ancient hatred and cruelty
Racism has been making the news, rearing its ugly head in Ireland in the form of anti-immigrant protests, organised symbolic blocking of access to asylum centres, and the endless stream of vitriol on social media.

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

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'I can't even thank her': Father of Omagh bomb victim tells of sadness over Sinéad O’Connor’s death
Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden, 21, was among the 29 killed in the 1998 dissident republican atrocity, said he had not been aware of O’Connor’s contribution until after her death.

Sun, 13 Aug, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Data security is vital to the rule of law
Irish Examiner view: Data security is vital to the rule of law
PSNI members whose privacy has been compromised in the data breaches must be given every support

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

Stormont Assembly
Varadkar: It was a ‘privilege’ to attend funeral of Sinéad O’Connor
The Taoiseach and President Michael D Higgins were among those who attended the funeral.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Sinéad O'Connor's funeral procession
Fans in Bray ensure Sinéad O’Connor got a people’s state funeral
Fans got the opportunity to share their grief together with their “beloved Sinéad” as she made her final journey to her resting place.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

The Funeral Procession Of Sinéad O'Connor In Bray
Irish Examiner view: Goodbye to an Irish heroine
People turned out in force yesterday along the streets of Bray to offer a final farewell to Sinéad O’Connor, who died last month

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Abuse survivors mourn the loss of 'one of the bravest women' Sinéad O'Connor 
Abuse survivors mourn the loss of 'one of the bravest women' Sinéad O'Connor 
Not only was she a world-renowned grammy-winning rock star, but Sinead O’Connor, 56, was also an activist and fearless campaigner

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

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In pictures: Fans gather to remember Sinéad O’Connor at her funeral
Crowds of people have gathered outside the former home of the late singer Sinéad O’Connor ahead of her funeral in Ireland.

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

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'Thank you Sinéad': Fans line the streets of Bray to pay final respects to Sinéad O'Connor
Hundreds of fans have been gathering at the Bray seafront in Co Wicklow since 6am to pay their final respects to singer.

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

Sinéad O'Connor Book of condolences
The Ciara Phelan Podcast: Remembering Sinéad O'Connor and how the world reacted to her death 
Irish Examiner journalists discuss the portrayal of the music legend during her life and following her death

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Tom Dunne: Other-worldly, remarkable, jaw-dropping, Sinéad's passing is a bitter blow
S Tom Dunne: Other-worldly, remarkable, jaw-dropping, Sinéad's passing is a bitter blow
'She was ferocious, but frail, and honest with it'

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

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Joe McNamee: Sinéad's courage gave voice to my own story of abuse
The sacrifice Sinéad O’Connor made to create the first major public expression of support for the victims of clerical abuse meant so, so much to those thousands who were still suffering in silence.

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

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People gather at Sinéad O’Connor’s former Bray home for ‘last goodbye’
The procession is expected to start at 10.30am at the Harbour Bar end of the Strand Road

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

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Magdalene laundry and mother and baby home survivors to honour Sinéad O’Connor in Bray
One Magdalene laundry survivor told the Irish Examiner she would attend the funeral to honour 'the good work she did not letting the State and Church get away with it all'

Mon, 07 Aug, 2023

Watch: Tribute to Sinéad O'Connor unveiled on Bray Head
Watch: Tribute to Sinéad O'Connor unveiled on Bray Head
A giant instillation honouring the late musician and activist Sinéad O'Connor was unveiled on Bray Head Co.Wicklow today.

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

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Sinéad O'Connor fans invited to say final goodbye to singer on Tuesday
Members of the public will have an opportunity to pay their final respects, when the singer's funeral cortege passes along the seafront in Bray

Sun, 06 Aug, 2023

Sinéad O'Connor Book of condolences
Jennifer Horgan: Like Oscar Wilde, Sinéad's outcast spirit will ensure she will always be loved
A recent conversation with a friend about death and a visit to the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris the day after Sinéad O'Connor died prompted Jennifer Horgan to think about how the singer will be remembered

Fri, 04 Aug, 2023

UK authorities have released Sinéad O'Connor's remains
UK authorities have released Sinéad O'Connor's remains
The decision on whether or not an inquest will be held will be decided when the results of the autopsy are known and submissions have been heard from her family

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

Sarah Harte: Irish Catholicism still alive in piecemeal way since Sinéad's incisive protest
Sarah Harte: Irish Catholicism still alive in piecemeal way since Sinéad's incisive protest
Sarah Harte examines Ireland's attitude to Catholicism and how it endures in the works of many priests and nuns since Sinéad O’Connor ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II in 1992

Wed, 02 Aug, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: Sinéad did not go anywhere gently
That auld Oppenheimer movie is brilliant but too long. Sinéad was brilliant but left too soon. In the movie, one physicist tells Oppenheimer: “The algebra. You don’t need to read it. You just need to hear it.

Tue, 01 Aug, 2023

Sinéad O'Connor took out newspaper ad to reunite restaurant manager with lost wages
Sinéad O'Connor took out newspaper ad to reunite restaurant manager with lost wages
'I do hope the people who cared about her hear this story, it really shows her personality, defiance, rage, compassion, and her righteousness.'

Mon, 31 Jul, 2023

Nothing Compares to You played before the game in memory of Sinead O’Connor 30/7/2023
Watch the 'spine-tingling' tribute to Sinéad O'Connor at the All-Ireland football final  
During a gig in Cavan over the weekend, Bob Geldof spoke fondly of the late singer-songwriter

Mon, 31 Jul, 2023

Sinéad O'Connor: Very good friend and the 'Maud Gonne of our time' says Bob Geldof
Sinéad O'Connor: Very good friend and the 'Maud Gonne of our time' says Bob Geldof
"She was relentless, she had a voice like none of us had ever heard, so pure," said Bob Geldof at a Boomtown Rats concert on Saturday night.

Sun, 30 Jul, 2023

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Sinéad O’Connor fans gather to sing Nothing Compares 2 U in Dublin tribute
Fans of Sinéad O’Connor sang her most famous song at a poignant gathering in Dublin to pay tribute to the late star. Around 100 people joined together to sing Nothing Compares 2 U at the event on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 30 Jul, 2023

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Sinéad O’Connor sang with ‘sense of mission’ against injustices, Tóibín says
sang with a “sense of mission” to speak out against injustices, the Laureate for Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín has said.

Sun, 30 Jul, 2023

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Sinéad O’Connor documentary will let late singer ‘tell her side of the story’
Sinéad O’Connor's documentary Nothing Compares will still be broadcasted on Saturday to allow people to “hear her tell her side of the story”, the filmmaker has said.

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

'Dad was quietly protective': Suzy Byrne on Gay and Sinéad's long acquaintance
'Dad was quietly protective': Suzy Byrne on Gay and Sinéad's long acquaintance
"Sinéad had a rare ability to deliver her views both articulately and concisely, both of which Dad welcomed and enjoyed," said Gay Byrne's daughter Suzy.

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

Rosita Sweetman: Sinéad fought the real enemy
Rosita Sweetman: Sinéad fought the real enemy
Sinéad O'Connor was a child of an Ireland where Irish women had, for decades, been stripped of their power, their rage, by our Taliban — the Catholic Church

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

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'She gave us a voice' — How Sinéad reached out to those abused within the care system
Alison O’Reilly reveals how Sinéad O’Connor became aware of several care leavers' stories after her son Shane's death and contacted them to encourage them to speak up

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

Colm O'Gorman: 'Sinéad's activism made me feel less alone, less afraid to speak out' 
S Colm O'Gorman: 'Sinéad's activism made me feel less alone, less afraid to speak out' 
Sinéad O'Connor speaking out about abuse in the Catholic Church helped victims to face their tormentors and seek justice

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

Richard Hogan: We loved Sinéad O'Connor for her raw, intense, authenticity 
Richard Hogan: We loved Sinéad O'Connor for her raw, intense, authenticity 
In every generation, there is a voice that has the courage to speak against the injustices prevalent in that society. The Lennons, the Alis, the Martin Luther Kings. Sinéad O'Connor was that voice of my generation

Fri, 28 Jul, 2023

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